Simkot (Humla), August 21
Five people were injured in an SUV accident at Chankheli rural municipality in the southern part of Humla district this morning.
According to the District Police Office, Humla, the jeep with registration no Karnali Pradesh 2001, Cha 0922 travelling to Deuli Bazar from Garkha in Chankheli-2 met with an accident at Gaurisalla under the Mugu road section.
Among the seven people travelling in the SUV including the driver, five are critically injured while the condition of two is reported to be normal, informed Police Inspector Narendra Chand.
Those critically hurt in the accident were Surendra Shahi, 35, and Til Bahadur Shahi, 50, of Chankheli rural municipality, Humla district and Rabin Shahi, 15, and Prithvi Rawat, 40, and Ramesh Malla of Chhayanath municipality-13 in Mugu district.
Similarly, those slightly injured in the road mishap were the drivers of the SUV Mahendra Bikram Shah of Budhinanda municipality-4 in Bajura and Mayadevi Shahi of Chankheli-2.
A team of seven police personnel of Meme Police Station rushed to the accident site for rescue operation immediately after they were notified of the accident, added Inspector Chand. The SUV fell off some 150 metres while taking a turn at Gaurisalla, police said.
